Subcontractor Challenges to Federal Agency Procurement Actions

Over the last decade, subcontractors have come to play an increasingly central role in the Federal Government procurement system. Notwithstanding this trend, the prevailing view to date has been that subcontractor bid protest rights are highly limited—or potentially even nonexistent. Indeed, a review of the decisions to date indicates that the U.S. Court of Federal Claims has yet to recognize a subcontractor bid protest action.